3. I like to use Brass ammo if at all possible. It's not always feasible due to $$$ so I buy alot of Wolf 5.56 but you must clean it around the 1K round count, Laquer will build up and cause a case to fail to eject.

Never argue with an idiot, they bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience.RustedAce: "Damned HK and thier non selling to me ness."killswitch:"1st rule of Found Money Club, dont talk about found money."

Just read his post in the link. He was running bad ammo and blamed it on the rifle.. Go figure. They are designed to run on certain spec ammo. Same as the M1 Garand and M14 . I was shooting some S&B once that wouldn't cycle in one of my AR's. But my Mini 14 ate it up. A Team would have been proud.

3. I like to use Brass ammo if at all possible. It's not always feasible due to $$$ so I buy alot of Wolf 5.56 but you must clean it around the 1K round count, Laquer will build up and cause a case to fail to eject.

not disagreeing with you but Zhukov and a few other members tested this "melting laquer" theory by hitting cases of wolf with a blow torch. None of the laquer melted...

3. I like to use Brass ammo if at all possible. It's not always feasible due to $$$ so I buy alot of Wolf 5.56 but you must clean it around the 1K round count, Laquer will build up and cause a case to fail to eject.

not disagreeing with you but Zhukov and a few other members tested this "melting laquer" theory by hitting cases of wolf with a blow torch. None of the laquer melted...

I think it's more of an urban legend than established fact.

Laquer doesn't have to melt to cause a Failure To Eject. I wish I did melt, it might not cause any FTEs for that matter. Laquer flakes constantly slamed into the bore by the bolt and bolt lugs will make a very ideal enviroment for a steel case to become logged in it.

I have fired thousands of rounds of Wolf thru my ARs. Only 1 FTE I'm speaking about, I think that's pretty damn good myself. I like wolf I'll continue to shoot it. I never see why you would waste your good ammo for plinking.

Never argue with an idiot, they bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience.RustedAce: "Damned HK and thier non selling to me ness."killswitch:"1st rule of Found Money Club, dont talk about found money."

Anyone else notice he said that he was running a stamped 5.56mm Bulgy? I guess it's possible that he got a KVAR kit back in the day, but I suspect he's confused.

Anyway it's hard to believe that the ammo he's running is that bad, but it could definitely be a contributor. I am not a big fan of those dry lubricants - I also think that rifles with tight tolerances like AR's benefit from several hundred rounds break-in.

As you can see, the thread degenerated into exactly what I attempted to so lamely parody. Nobody over there seems to see the irony... oh well...

Templar, good call on that stamped 5.56mm AK - any additional info on it?

Your sarcasim was duely noted in that thread. I got it.

Same Shit, just a different day.

Never argue with an idiot, they bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience.RustedAce: "Damned HK and thier non selling to me ness."killswitch:"1st rule of Found Money Club, dont talk about found money."

Templar, good call on that stamped 5.56mm AK - any additional info on it?

Hopefully, that's what should be available in the US through Arsenal Inc. when they get stamped 5.56mm rifles up and running, but without the '74 side folder stock.

The Bulgarians quit stamped production 5.56mm to concentrate on milled. I'm thinking for the same reasons the Israelis went with a milled Valmet receiver for the Galil even though they knew about stamped. Much higher pressures with the 5.56mm over the 5.45mm or the 7.62mm.

Still, I'd give my pinky for one set up like that, and let everyone think I was yakuza.

"One day we will all learn that cool guy gear does not a shooter make"......Pat Rogers

What's wrong with S&B ammo, it's brass case and runs in my other guns, I just had tons of problems with a new LMT and everyone gave me shit for it as if it were my fault. BTW my AK runs great, and it is stamped Bulgie sidefolder, very nice.

S&B has been known to be lower pressure than some mil-spec ammo, so you sometimes have "issues" with shorter barrel carbines.

What do you expect them to do, it's AR15.com and you start to favorably compare an AK that they have only the slightest idea about (that's wrong to start with) with their precious direct gas system wizzbang special.

Of course you're going to be crucified man.....

"One day we will all learn that cool guy gear does not a shooter make"......Pat Rogers

Originally Posted By Creeper:What's wrong with S&B ammo, it's brass case and runs in my other guns, I just had tons of problems with a new LMT and everyone gave me shit for it as if it were my fault. BTW my AK runs great, and it is stamped Bulgie sidefolder, very nice.

It should run OK in your AR but that gas system can be finnicky. I've run Olympic through mine OK but I prefer Lake City 55 gr.

BTW, I hope you realize I was not jerking you around over there, I just like to yank the ARMeister's chains once in awhile. I love all of their high-tech excuses.

Honestly I'm an AK man, I have owned a few in my time, some very nice ones to say the least. AR's are new to me overall but not impressed, they cost a lot considering the reliability issues I've experienced.

Whats a LMT??????? S&B wouldn't run in my 20" AR. But Federal and Winnie Q3131A ( spec ) ammo runs like a scalded dawg....... My Minie will shoot the S&B. Its was just to low of power to cycle the action. The rifles are designed to be shoot with so much umph. Good luck .. WarDawg

Originally Posted By Creeper:Honestly I'm an AK man, I have owned a few in my time, some very nice ones to say the least. AR's are new to me overall but not impressed, they cost a lot considering the reliability issues I've experienced.

Each of my ARs took several hundred cycles to run right, mainly due to the rings being tight in the carrier and eating up most of the energy with the friction. Clean it, put it back together w/o the pin, cycle 200x, clean and note the dark is not powder, repeat, than enjoy the range. Chromed carrier surfaces take longer to mate the rings in my exp.

The AR side is showing what they really are in that thread. More opinions and false accusations than real facts or help. If I believed everything said over there. I'd believe that the M4 and it's 77 gr ammo are the deadliest combination ever made

I've got to get a Benelli Super 90 M1, what did yours run?Would around 950 for a new one be a decent price?

Never argue with an idiot, they bring you down to thier level and beat you with experience.RustedAce: "Damned HK and thier non selling to me ness."killswitch:"1st rule of Found Money Club, dont talk about found money."

I built my M4 clone. RRA ( Entry model )(Upper complete ) and a RRA lower ( stripped) and a lower parts kit. I put an A1 stock on it. I like the A1 stock so much I felt no need to get the adjustable one after the ban. It is a sweet rifle. I just like the Colt AR15A1 better I built up. Nice toys Thekatar . WarDawg